Quebec public-sector unions continue to see strong support for strike mandates
5 hours ago
MONTREAL — Quebec's public sector workers continue to give their unions strong backing to go on strike if they're unable to successfully negotiate new contracts with the provincial government, the federations said at about the half-way point of the voting...
Save the Children advocate says aid cut hinders Canada's leadership in youth rights
17 hours ago
OTTAWA — Save the Children's global advocate says Canada could lead an effort to have youth steer the reform of global institutions to fight climate change, while urging Ottawa to reverse aid cuts. "Canada is uniquely placed today to really...
Overdoses from smoking toxic drugs outpace B.C. prevention sites
17 hours ago
VANCOUVER — Nearly two-thirds of the overdose deaths in British Columbia this year came after smoking illicit drugs, yet only 40 per cent of the supervised consumption sites in the province offer a safe place to smoke, and the chief...
Two killed in bear attack at Banff National Park, grizzly euthanized: Parks Canada
22 hours ago
A bear attack in Alberta's Banff National Park has left two people dead, Parks Canada announced late Saturday. Natalie Fay, external relations manager for Parks Canada's Banff field unit, said the agency received an alert from a GPS device originating...
Pierre Poilievre called out for Truth and Reconciliation Day photos with Inuk elder
Oct 01, 2023
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre found himself the subject of online criticism after posting photos with an Inuk elder alongside a caption about meeting with Algonquin elders on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Poilievre posted two photos...
Canada marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with events across country
Oct 01, 2023
Seas of orange flooded events across the country on Saturday as Canadians gathered to acknowledge systemic oppression of Indigenous people and observe the third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The federal statutory holiday, adapted from the grassroots Orange...
'A shared responsibility': quotes from Canada's 3rd Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Sep 30, 2023
People donned orange clothing and gathered by the hundreds across Canada on Saturday to acknowledge the systemic oppression of Indigenous people by marking the third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The federal statutory holiday recognizes abuses suffered by...
Quebec seeks to join class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors
Sep 30, 2023
QUEBEC — The Quebec government intends to table a bill in the coming days to enable it to join a class action lawsuit brought by British Columbia against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies accused of downplaying the harmful effects of...
Head of Canadian Ukrainian group defends man who fought for unit created by Nazis
Sep 29, 2023
The president of the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada is defending a Second World War veteran of a Nazi unit who was recently lauded as a hero in Canada's Parliament. Jurij Klufas has not met 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka but says...
Mandatory security awareness training among changes since arrest of employee: RCMP
Sep 30, 2023
OTTAWA — The RCMP says it has introduced mandatory security awareness training for employees, one of several changes prompted by the 2019 arrest of a senior civilian member for allegedly leaking classified information. The Mounties say they have also made...